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US CAPITOL. The US Capitol, hours before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect, in Washington, D.C., US, September 30, 2025.
WASHINGTON, USA – The US lurched toward a government shutdown on Tuesday, September 30, as a vote to extend funding past a midnight deadline failed in the US Senate and President Donald Trump threatened to extend his purge of the federal workforce.
The 55-to-45 vote in the Senate, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance the legislation, all but ensured that US government agencies will have to discontinue all but “essential” activities such as law enforcement starting on Wednesday, potentially disrupting everything from air travel to the monthly jobs report.
A last-minute fix seemed all but impossible, as Republicans a
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